ALICE TPC upgrade for High-Rate operations
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1 School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni-7525, India A new type of Time Projection Chamber (TPC) has been proposed for the upgrade of the ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment at CERN) so as to cater to the high luminosity environment expected at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) facility in future. This device will rely on the intrinsic ion back flow (IBF) suppression of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD) based technology in particular the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM). GEM is to minimise the space charge effect in the main drift volume and thus will not require the standard gating grid and the resulting intrinsic dead time. It will thus be possible to read all minimum bias Pb Pb events that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will deliver at the anticipated peak interaction rate of 5 khz for the high luminosity heavy-ion era in Run 3. New read-out electronics will send the continuous data stream to a new online farm at rates up to 1 TByte/s. The new read-out chambers will consist of stacks of 4 GEM foils combining different hole pitches. In addition to a low ion back flow (< 1%) other important requirements are good energy resolution (better than 12% (sigma) for 55 Fe X-rays) and operational stability. 7th International Conference on Physics and Astrophysics of Quark Gluon Plasma, 1-5 February, 215 Kolkata, India Speaker. On behalf of the ALICE Collaboration c Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4. International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.).
2 1. Introduction The ALICE Experiment at the LHC facility at CERN is upgrading the central barrel detectors to cope with the foreseen increase of the LHC luminosity in Pb Pb collisions after 218/19 [1]. The main goal of this upgrade is to record Pb Pb interactions at a rate of 5 khz after the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) in the year , which is a factor of about 1 times more than the current data acquisition rate of about 5 Hz. To overcome the rate limitations imposed by the present gated read-out scheme, the existing Multi Wire Proportional Chamber (MWPC) based read-out chambers will be replaced by GEM based detectors for the TPC [2]. In this article a brief overview of the R&D effort on GEM based detectors, test results obtained in India and elsewhere for the ALICE TPC upgrade is discussed. 2. The ALICE TPC: Present and future The ALICE TPC is the largest gaseous Time Projection Chamber in the world with an active gas volume of about 9 m 3. The TPC (as shown in Figure 1) has a cylindrical field cage with a central high voltage electrode and a read-out plane on each endplate, presently consisting of 72 Multi Wire Proportional Chambers (MWPC), with a total of about 55 read-out cathode pads. The operating gas mixture is Ne/CO 2 (9/1) or Ar/CO 2 (9/1) in Run1 and Run2 respectively [3]. The present MWPC read-out chambers are operated with an active Gating Grid (GG). To reduce the event pile-up in the 5 khz Pb Pb running scenario in Run3, the TPC will have to be operated continuously and the back flow of ions needs to be minimized without the use of a GG. Figure 1: Schematic view of the ALICE TPC. The current MWPC-based read-out chambers will be replaced by 4-GEM stacks [1]. For Run 3 it is planned to upgrade the ALICE TPC replacing it s MWPC based read-out chambers by a quadruple stacks of GEMs. A schematic representation of such a typical quadruple GEM stack is shown in Figure 2. GEM detectors themselves reduce the ion back flow (IBF) without using the GG. GEM also have a high rate capability, and the absence of a long ion signal tail. The basic requirement of this GEM read-out are (1) to operate at a gain of with Ne/CO 2 /N 2 (9/1/5), (2) the IBF must be < 1% at an effective gain of with ε = 2, i.e. 2 ions flowing back into the drift region per incoming electron. (3) In order to retain the performance of the existing system in terms of de dx resolution, the local energy resolution of the read-out chambers ( σ E E ) 2
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In Harald&Appelshäuser,&RD51&Collabora6on&Mee6ng,&CERN,&June&18,&214& = U1top U1bot = (U1bot U2top )/.2 cm = U2top U2bot = (U2bot U3top )/.2 cm = U3top U3bot = (U3bot U4top )/.2 cm = U4top U4bot = U4bot /.2 cm =.4 kv/cm = 27 V = 4. kv/cm = 25 V = 2. kv/cm = 27 V =.1 kv/cm = 34 V = 4. kv/cm of about 6 electrons. A zero suppression threshold of 2 ADC counts was used, corresponding to about electrons (12 ns peaking time and 12 mv/fc conversion gain). To discriminate electrons from pions, a Cherenkov counter was used. Moreover, the ambient temperature and pressure were monitored. This information was read out through a classic CAMAC system. Main focus of the data taking at the PS and the subsequent analysis was on the study of the particle identification (PID) performance of the detector via the measurement of de/dx. The energy loss de/dx is determined by the truncated mean of the 7 % lowest cluster charges along a track. It is calculated from the total charge Qtot of the reconstructed ionization clusters. Typical energy loss spectra are shown in Fig. 5. the upgraded TPC the Neon is chosen because the higher ion mobility as compared to argon. This 2% leads to less space-charge accumulation in the drift field. totype was constructed in 214/15 and is the largest GEM detable 1: Typical high voltage settings for IBF < 1 % in a quadruple GEM in Ne-CO2 -N2 at an e ective gain of. Note the high transfer field in the 1st and 2nd gap, whereas ET3 is very low. tector built to this point. 1 e: mean=11.55, σ=9.22, σ/mean=9.8% π: mean= 66.1, σ=6.89, σ/mean=1.42% 1 4-GEM IROC de /dx Qtot Figure 5: de/dx distributions of pions (blue) and electrons (red) measured in the 4-GEM IROC at an e ective gain of [5]. These measurements verified that the 4 GEM technology offers a de/dx performance that is compatible with the requirements of the ALICE upgrade physics programme. The results are also in very good agreement with simulations. Figure 4: To equip one full sector of the ALICE TPC (IROC and OROC) four GEM stacks are needed Discharge studies at the CERN SPS The discharge behaviour of the 4 GEM prototype was evaluated in a test beam at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS). The detector was operated with a Ne-CO2 -N2 (9-15) gas mixture. We assume that mainly particles that cross the GEM foils are relevant for the discharge behaviour. The discharge probability for such events was measured using showers of hadrons produced by a high-intensity secondary pion beam with a momentum of 15 GeV/c impinging on a 3 to 4 cm thick iron absorber. The average beam intensity was about 6 16 particles per spill ( 5 s). During the two-week RD51 test beam campaign, a total of 36 h of dedicated data taking was allocated for the ALICE TPC tests. The particle flux into the 4 GEM IROC chamber was calibrated by recording the current at the anode pad plane (without iron absorber) as a function of the counts measured in the beam scintillators. The IROC anode current was recorded continuously. The integral of the chamber current over the whole Figure 3: One full sector of the ALICE TPC (IROC and OROC) equipped with the four GEM stack set-up 5.1. Particle identification measurements at the CERN PS (this picture is taken from the Ref [4]). A full-size IROC prototype equipped with the baseline S-LPLP-S quadruple GEM configuration (4 GEM IROC) was built and tested at the CERN Proton Synchrotron (PS) in the fall of 214. The detector was operated in the T1 beam line of the PS. The read-out electronics was for this test (1 front-end cards corresponding to about 1 read-out channels) was borrowed from the LC TPC (Linear Collider TPC) collaboration. It covers a 6 to 7 cm wide corridor over the full length of the detector to allow for a systematic measurement of the de/dx performance with beam particles. The read-out system has an RMS noise Several full size prototypes have been constructed and tested in beam. The 4-GEM stack setup needed to equip one full TPC sector is shown in Figure 3. Each sector consists of an Inner Read 3 Out Chamber (IROC, one GEM stack) and an Outer Read Out Chamber (OROC, 3 GEM stacks). In the fall of 214 a full-size 4 GEM IROC prototype equipped with the baseline S-LP- LPS quadruple GEM configuration was built and tested in the T1 beam line of the CERN Proton Synchrotron (PS). The main focus of the PS test beam and the subsequent data analysis was on the study of the particle identification (PID) performance of the detector via the measurement of de de dx. The energy loss dx is determined by the truncated mean of the 7 % lowest cluster charges along a track. It is calculated from the total charge Qtot of the reconstructed ionisation clusters. Typical energy loss spectra are shown in Figure 4. From these measurements it is verified that the 4-GEM technology offers a de dx performance that is compatible with the requirements of the physics programme of the ALICE upgrade [1]. The results are also in very good agreement with the simulation results. The discharge property of the 4-GEM prototype was studied in a dedicated test beam at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) with a gas mixture of Ne/CO2 /N2 (9/1/5). The spark 3 Drift Field UGEM1 Transfer Field 1 (ET1 ) UGEM2 Transfer Field 2 (ET2 ) UGEM3 Transfer Field 3 (ET3 ) UGEM4 Induction Field (Eind ) 12&
4 1 e: mean=11.55, σ=9.22, σ/mean=9.8% π: mean= 66.1, σ=6.89, σ/mean=1.42% 1 4-GEM IROC de/dx Qtot Figure 4: The de dx distributions of pions (blue) and electrons (red) measured in the 4-GEM IROC at an effective gain of (this picture is taken from the Ref [4]). probability was measured using showers of hadrons produced by a high-intensity secondary pion beam with a momentum of 15 GeV/c using a 3 cm thick iron absorber. The average beam intensity was particles per spill of 5 s. During the two-week RD51 test beam campaign, a total of 36 h of dedicated data was collected with the ALICE 4-GEM IROC prototype test set-up. The integral of the continuously recorded, chamber anode current over the whole test beam period gives the total number of accumulated particles (4.7 ±.2) The discharge performance of the 4-GEM IROC during the test beam campaign is similar to the standard triple GEMs. The discharge performance of the 4-GEM IROC is not likely to cause any damage to the detectors [5]. In the upgraded ALICE TPC a new Front-End ASIC, called SAMPA, that is mainly based on the present TPC read-out chips, will be used. SAMPA can provide continuous read-out through serial electrical links, programmable conversion gains and peaking times and digital filters for baseline correction (to correct for the common mode effect in the read-out chambers). The average expected data output from the TPC to the online farm for 5 khz Pb Pb collisions is 1 TBytes/s. 3. Indian contribution towards the ALICE TPC upgrade An initiative has been taken to perform R&D of GEM detector prototypes in India for the ALICE TPC upgrade. The triple GEM detector prototype building started. The GEM foils and other components are obtained from CERN. The uniformity of the relative gain was measured on the entire region of the detector. One such detector was tested for long-term stability with a gas mixture of Ar/CO 2 of 7/3 and 8/2 volume ratios. The long-term stability test of this detector was performed using a Sr 9 beta radioactive source and the output anode current was measured with and without source. The temperature (T), relative humidity (RH) and atmospheric pressure (p) were measured and recorded continuously using a data logger developed in-house [6]. The temperature and pressure (T/p) corrected gain was calculated and plotted as a function of total accumulated charge per unit area. No ageing effect was observed even after operation of the GEM detector for about 7 hours or after an accumulation of charge per unit area of.1 mc/cm 2 [7]. A comparison was also made on the long-term stability test results for the Ar/CO 2 in 7/3 and 8/2 4
5 ratios. For both gas mixtures the T/p corrected anode current is constant at 1 only the fluctuation around 1 is about 8% for Ar/CO 2 in 7/3 whereas it is about 15% for 8/2 ratio. 4. Summary and outlook A major upgrade of the ALICE experiment will be done in 218/19. As a part of the ALICE upgrade strategy, it is planned that in order to allow inspection of all Pb Pb collisions at the full expected LHC heavy ion luminosity of 5 khz the TPC will be upgraded with 4 GEM read-out chambers. Data from the TPC will be read-out continuously using new front-end electronics called SAMPA ASIC chip and a radiation-hard optical link set. The requirements for the GEM system in terms of the IBF (< 1%), local energy resolution for the Fe 55 source (<12 %) and stability against discharges were satisfied in the prototype IROC tests. In India the long-term stability test has been carried out and is continuing for the triple standard GEM detector with Argon and CO 2 based gas mixtures with two different ratios 7/3 and 8/2 and using a Sr 9 beta source. No ageing has been observed after accumulation charge of around.1 mc/cm 2. As a future plan a 4-GEM prototype will be built with S-LP-LP-S configuration and the ageing study will be carried out with a 1 mili Curie Fe 55 source. 5. Acknowledgement I would like to acknowledge the work done by P. Bhattacharya, B. Mohanty, Rudranarayan Mohanty, Amit Nanda, T. K. Nayak, Rajendra Nath Patra, Sharmili Rudra, Sumanya Sekhar Sahoo, P. K. Sahu, S. Sahu in India. S. Biswas acknowledges the support of DST-SERB Ramanujan Fellowship (D.O. No. SR/S2/RJN-2/212). This work in India is also funded through DST project no. SB/S2/HEP-22/213. XII th Plan DAE project titled Experimental High Energy Physics Programme at NISER-ALICE is also acknowledged. References [1] ALICE Collaboration, Technical Design Report for the Upgrade of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber, ALICE-TDR-16, CERN-LHCC , March 3, 214. [2] F. Sauli, GEM: A new concept for electron amplification in gas detectors, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 386 (1997) 531. [3] ALICE Collaboration, The ALICE TPC, a large 3-dimensional tracking device with fast readout for ultra-high multiplicity events, Nucl. Instrum. Meth A 622 (21) [4] C. Lippmann, A continuous read-out TPC for the ALICE upgrade, Proceedings of Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics,13 th Pisa meeting on advanced detectors (To be published). [5] ALICE Collaboration, Addendum to the Technical Design Report for the Upgrade of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber, CERN-LHCC-215-2, ALICE-TDR-16-ADD-1, 215, [6] S. Sahu et al, Design and fabrication of a data logger for atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity for gas-filled detector development, RD51/NOTE/215/4, [arxiv: v1]. [7] S. Biswas et al., Characterizations of GEM detector prototype, Proceedings of Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics,13 th Pisa meeting on advanced detectors (To be published). 5
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